St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19

The New Cork G3n:s says ,hc coEItrol al
| the Baltimore {, Ohio road has I2s7"-
into the h lntls 81 Atfrct H'll5 o. -,e't
York The report lacks confirmation.
| HE boiler of Il shin~lc mill at LImoro
! Mjch. cxplolcl on the OH, killing Chas
| Waters and Denny Sherlock, and wound
| ing ii number of others.
THE largest Importation OF foreigners
| made l;y one steamer for some time was
| landed at Castle Garden. New York, Or
! the oh, from the French steamer Chcri
bon. There were 1,19l, and AL We're Ital
ians.
GEORGE C. SICELEs. father of General
Daniel Z. Sic.iles, died III New York on
the 91h.
TIE Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the Cedar Rapid, Nationa
Bank of Cedar Rapids. Ia, TO begin bu3;.
ness with capital Of 800. $50,
FEANK CRAWFORD and 1h0m2s Pcarsull
residents OF Bridgeport, Pa, were
drowned in the Monolgahela river. lock
no. ;. on the night Of the Sth. Their bod Cs
were not rccoyorel Thomas Anderson
of Bridgeport. missing since the IA. wa:
found browne i'll th2 Ionongahala river
four miles below Brownsville.
STEPHEN HUTToN, of the firm Of IIutton,
Stutzman & Co, Of LiGouicr. Pa, was
brutallv beaten and almost killed during
thu nigat Of the 9 h. By three burglars
whom Hutton surprised ii their furniture
factory. where the burglars had broken
IN 10 oOtan tools to DurglariGa business
houses.
I'VE Treasury Department is infOrmc !
that many of the trade dollars presented
for redemption at New York have been
split and filled 50 szilfully as To almost
defy detection.
THE Governor Of Alsace- Lorraine has
accomplished the dissolution Of two hun
drcd anti-German societies within his
Jurisdiction since the recent elections.
TIE vacant chaplainshlo in the navy. it
Is said, will be flied by the appointment
of Rev. Father Clarence Z. Woodmun, Of
New Y orl, who. i'll such an event. Will b.
the first Catholic chaplain ever appointed
in the navy.
THE funeral of Mrs. Ruth Rogers Har-
mon. grandmother of hIrs. President
Cleveland, was held Churchville N. Y.
at Il Il. N. on the Ssh. Rev. DR.. A. J. Bar
rett. Of Rochester. officiating. The five
children Of Mrs, Harmon, including Mrs.
Oscar Folsom, Of Washington, the mother
OF the Presidents wife, attended. Mr5.
II3tLl2I Was seventy -&l-ii ears Il age.
EVERY thing needed to convert Oakview
into a home has been sent there. and on
the 10th the Pges.den and Mrs Cleveland
took up their abode at their country
seat. How long they Will remain is not
yet known. The President III the mean
time will drive in and out of town morn
ing and evening to and from the White
House and attend Executive business a :
usual.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has received four
designs for the proposed 6,c0o-ton naval
cruisers. Congress authorized an award
Of Sl5,0C0 to the designer whose plans
should be accepted, and it is understood
that a number of American and foreign
designers and constructors propose to
take part in the competition.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL GREELY received
his commission on the 9th as Chief Signal
Officer Of the army, and duly entered on
the duties Of his rank. 1t is not under
stood what caused the delay in issuing the
commission from the War Department.
The delay made considerable difference o.
pay.